Majority of Americans say US action against Iran went too far

Majority of Americans say US action against Iran went too far A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has found that about two-thirds of Americans continue to disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the war with Iran. Conducted after Trump indicated that an agreement with Tehran was close but before it was signed, the survey found that 65 percent of respondents disapproved of his approach, a figure largely unchanged from a similar poll conducted in May. The survey also highlighted a sharp partisan divide. While 92 percent of Democrats said they disapproved of Trump's handling of the conflict, only 28 percent of Republicans expressed the same view. When asked about US military action against Iran, 53 percent of respondents said it had "gone too far", compared with 25 percent who said it was "about right" and 18 percent who felt it had "not far enough". Woman wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat joins a pro-Israel and pro-US gathering outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, 5 March 2026 (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)